PC Crew...Firewire vs USB?
08-29-2008, 02:30 PM
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PC Crew...Firewire vs USB?
I'm in the market for a digital camcorder so that I can do video golf lessons and swing analysis. I'm starting to see lots of camcorders have USB instead of Firewire. Is there a big difference between the two? I will have the camera hooked directly to the laptop and the golf software open to record live....I'm not going to record swings, and then transfer over.
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08-29-2008, 02:48 PM
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Firewire > USB2.0
USB is rated at it's highest burst speed
Firewire is rated at it's continuous streaming speed
USB is rated at it's highest burst speed
Firewire is rated at it's continuous streaming speed
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08-29-2008, 02:51 PM
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Is there a huge difference in speed between the two? I'm having a hard time finding a camera that isn't too expensive, has manual shutter speed adjustment to 1/2000 sec or faster, and has a firewire connection.
08-29-2008, 02:54 PM
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If you are trying to stream video then you want firewire.
I guess I should have made that a bit clearer to begin with
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08-29-2008, 03:04 PM
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08-29-2008, 03:16 PM
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I just started looking around. I don't really need to store video, just stream directly to the laptop. The video analysis software will capture to the computer automatically. I'm looking to go as cheap as I can, because I don't need super high quality video, and the possibility of it being knocked around a bit.